Featured in LockheedBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareDecades Ago The Navy Tested A Maritime Patrol U-2 Variant That Was Way Ahead Of Its TimeA state-of-the-art EP-Xs never came to be, but the Navy didn’t give up on the idea and it’s finally becoming a reality via the MQ-4C Triton. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareMiniature Smart Bombs Could Help Give the F-35 Firepower It Desperately NeedsATK Orbital says its up-coming family of tiny weapons might be a good fit, but the Joint Strike fighters still can’t attack fast-moving targets with any weapon. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayApr 1, 2019ShareSkunk Works’ Helendale Radar Signature Test Range Is Where Stealth Dreams Become RealitySome of the biggest leaps in modern combat aircraft design have been made with the help of these facilities, many of which remain classified. BYTyler RogowayApr 1, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayFeb 6, 2019ShareExclusive: Lockheed Skunk Works’ X-44A Flying-Wing Drone RevealedThe aircraft is a missing link in a lineage of shadowy unmanned flying-wing drones built by the legendary Skunk Works. BYTyler RogowayFeb 6, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayAug 10, 2018ShareLockheed’s Wayne Roberts On Looping The Hercules, Test Flying, And All Things C-130Strap in tight as we take an in-depth dive with Lockheed’s chief C-130 test pilot. BYTyler RogowayAug 10, 2018ShareBYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickJul 20, 2018ShareWatchdog Says USAF Is Wasting F-22s On Patrols And Deployments, Should Consolidate ForceA new report says the jets and their pilots are too busy with missions that don’t require their unique capabilities to prepare for conflicts that do. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickJul 20, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 18, 2018ShareForget The Fighters, Lockheed’s LM-100J Super Hercules Demo Slayed At FarnboroughThe civilian version of the C-130J is anything but civilized when pushed to its max by Lockheed’s top C-130 test pilot. BYTyler RogowayJul 18, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayJun 6, 2018ShareIt Takes 41,500 Hours Of Labor To Build A Single F-35A According To New ReportThe time it takes for workers to construct an F-35 is decreasing according to a new report, but other issues with the jet haven’t been resolved. BYTyler RogowayJun 6, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayApr 20, 2018ShareLockheed Should Restart the Raptor Line If Japan Wants An F-22-F-35 HybridGeopolitical trends, security concerns, and industrial and combat aircraft capability needs, could give birth to an American-Japanese Raptor 2.0. BYTyler RogowayApr 20, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayApr 3, 2018ShareNASA Awards Contract To Lockheed’s Skunk Works To Build Manned Quiet Supersonic X-PlaneNASA is leaping back in the manned x-plane business in dramatic and exciting fashion. BYTyler RogowayApr 3, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayMar 23, 2018ShareExclusive Photos: Lockheed Skunk Works’ X-44A Flying Wing Drone Breaks CoverWe finally get to see one of the key missing links that bridged the gap between Lockheed’s RQ-3 Darkstar and RQ-170 Sentinel flying-wing drones. BYTyler RogowayMar 23, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayFeb 2, 2018ShareBoeing’s Hypersonic Valkyrie Will Likely Struggle To Catch Up With Lockheed’s SR-72Years after Lockheed unveiled its SR-72 concept, Boeing has thrown its helmet into the hypersonic plane ring. BYTyler RogowayFeb 2, 2018ShareBYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickDec 17, 2017ShareLockheed Likely Sees Big Military Applications Potential In Aerion’s Supersonic BizjetA jet that can cruise for thousands of miles at mach 1.4 will be just as enticing to the Pentagon as it is to billionaires. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickDec 17, 2017ShareBYTyler RogowayNov 28, 2017ShareTest Pilot Recounts Flying Both Have Blue And Tacit Blue Experimental Stealth JetsOne test pilot flew both top-secret aircraft that are widely regarded as giving birth to the stealth revolution. BYTyler RogowayNov 28, 2017ShareBYTyler RogowayOct 11, 2017ShareWhat Drone Will Lockheed Use For Its High-Flying Ballistic Missile Frying Laser Demo?The high-altitude unmanned test aircraft will supposedly lead to an operational system used to destroy ballistic missiles during their boost phase. BYTyler RogowayOct 11, 2017ShareBYTyler RogowayMar 3, 2017ShareConan O’Brien Touts “Fan-TASTIC!” New F-35 SpotPresident Trump’s new-found love for Lockheed’s controversial super-fighter gets lampooned by Team Coco. BYTyler RogowayMar 3, 2017ShareBYTyler RogowayFeb 1, 2017ShareNumber Of Entrants In USAF’s Jet Trainer Competition DwindlesWith two more major players bowing out, the T-X program may come down to just a couple competitors. BYTyler RogowayFeb 1, 2017ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 23, 2016ShareTrump Tells Boeing To Price A Comparable F/A-18 To The F-35—There Isn’t OneThe problem is total force capabilities and it’s far more complex than swapping out one fighter jet for another. BYTyler RogowayDec 23, 2016Share12
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareDecades Ago The Navy Tested A Maritime Patrol U-2 Variant That Was Way Ahead Of Its TimeA state-of-the-art EP-Xs never came to be, but the Navy didn’t give up on the idea and it’s finally becoming a reality via the MQ-4C Triton. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareMiniature Smart Bombs Could Help Give the F-35 Firepower It Desperately NeedsATK Orbital says its up-coming family of tiny weapons might be a good fit, but the Joint Strike fighters still can’t attack fast-moving targets with any weapon. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayApr 1, 2019ShareSkunk Works’ Helendale Radar Signature Test Range Is Where Stealth Dreams Become RealitySome of the biggest leaps in modern combat aircraft design have been made with the help of these facilities, many of which remain classified. BYTyler RogowayApr 1, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayFeb 6, 2019ShareExclusive: Lockheed Skunk Works’ X-44A Flying-Wing Drone RevealedThe aircraft is a missing link in a lineage of shadowy unmanned flying-wing drones built by the legendary Skunk Works. BYTyler RogowayFeb 6, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayAug 10, 2018ShareLockheed’s Wayne Roberts On Looping The Hercules, Test Flying, And All Things C-130Strap in tight as we take an in-depth dive with Lockheed’s chief C-130 test pilot. BYTyler RogowayAug 10, 2018Share
BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickJul 20, 2018ShareWatchdog Says USAF Is Wasting F-22s On Patrols And Deployments, Should Consolidate ForceA new report says the jets and their pilots are too busy with missions that don’t require their unique capabilities to prepare for conflicts that do. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickJul 20, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 18, 2018ShareForget The Fighters, Lockheed’s LM-100J Super Hercules Demo Slayed At FarnboroughThe civilian version of the C-130J is anything but civilized when pushed to its max by Lockheed’s top C-130 test pilot. BYTyler RogowayJul 18, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayJun 6, 2018ShareIt Takes 41,500 Hours Of Labor To Build A Single F-35A According To New ReportThe time it takes for workers to construct an F-35 is decreasing according to a new report, but other issues with the jet haven’t been resolved. BYTyler RogowayJun 6, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayApr 20, 2018ShareLockheed Should Restart the Raptor Line If Japan Wants An F-22-F-35 HybridGeopolitical trends, security concerns, and industrial and combat aircraft capability needs, could give birth to an American-Japanese Raptor 2.0. BYTyler RogowayApr 20, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayApr 3, 2018ShareNASA Awards Contract To Lockheed’s Skunk Works To Build Manned Quiet Supersonic X-PlaneNASA is leaping back in the manned x-plane business in dramatic and exciting fashion. BYTyler RogowayApr 3, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayMar 23, 2018ShareExclusive Photos: Lockheed Skunk Works’ X-44A Flying Wing Drone Breaks CoverWe finally get to see one of the key missing links that bridged the gap between Lockheed’s RQ-3 Darkstar and RQ-170 Sentinel flying-wing drones. BYTyler RogowayMar 23, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayFeb 2, 2018ShareBoeing’s Hypersonic Valkyrie Will Likely Struggle To Catch Up With Lockheed’s SR-72Years after Lockheed unveiled its SR-72 concept, Boeing has thrown its helmet into the hypersonic plane ring. BYTyler RogowayFeb 2, 2018Share
BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickDec 17, 2017ShareLockheed Likely Sees Big Military Applications Potential In Aerion’s Supersonic BizjetA jet that can cruise for thousands of miles at mach 1.4 will be just as enticing to the Pentagon as it is to billionaires. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickDec 17, 2017Share
BYTyler RogowayNov 28, 2017ShareTest Pilot Recounts Flying Both Have Blue And Tacit Blue Experimental Stealth JetsOne test pilot flew both top-secret aircraft that are widely regarded as giving birth to the stealth revolution. BYTyler RogowayNov 28, 2017Share
BYTyler RogowayOct 11, 2017ShareWhat Drone Will Lockheed Use For Its High-Flying Ballistic Missile Frying Laser Demo?The high-altitude unmanned test aircraft will supposedly lead to an operational system used to destroy ballistic missiles during their boost phase. BYTyler RogowayOct 11, 2017Share
BYTyler RogowayMar 3, 2017ShareConan O’Brien Touts “Fan-TASTIC!” New F-35 SpotPresident Trump’s new-found love for Lockheed’s controversial super-fighter gets lampooned by Team Coco. BYTyler RogowayMar 3, 2017Share
BYTyler RogowayFeb 1, 2017ShareNumber Of Entrants In USAF’s Jet Trainer Competition DwindlesWith two more major players bowing out, the T-X program may come down to just a couple competitors. BYTyler RogowayFeb 1, 2017Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 23, 2016ShareTrump Tells Boeing To Price A Comparable F/A-18 To The F-35—There Isn’t OneThe problem is total force capabilities and it’s far more complex than swapping out one fighter jet for another. BYTyler RogowayDec 23, 2016Share